curve
noun
a continuously bending line, without angles.
curving
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present participleof curve.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A. In many ways, the campus feels the same—the curving brick paths, the historic pre-Civil War era buildings and the genteel feel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
By curving his run, Amad cuts off the passing angle to PSG's wide player whilst applying pressure to Axel Koukaba.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The path of total eclipse begins at the tip of Siberia before curving round the Arctic Ocean and crossing parts of Greenland and Iceland.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Wearing a shoe called “El Último Tango”—”The Last Dance”—Messi sent a corner kick curving into the most dangerous zone on the pitch, head-high just in front of the net.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The infinite zero of a black hole—mass crammed into zero space, curving space infinitely—punches a hole in the smooth rubber sheet.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
